If you're looking for a way to add some sparkle to your day, an eye shadow highlighter is the way to go. These products are designed to catch and reflect light, so they're great for adding a bit of shine to your eyes or any other area of your face that needs a little pick-me-up. The highlighter is one of the most versatile tools in a makeup artist's arsenal. It can be used to bring light to dark areas, add definition to lips and cheeks, or even create a halo effect around the face. It's also a great way to add a bit of shimmer and sparkle to any look. Here are a few suggested products for eye shadow highlighter.
Size: 0.09 oz / 2.5 g·ITEM: 2428068
Color: Hula Hoop - lilac taupe
$25.00
I use it on my eyelids and plan to try it out as a highlighter when I tan. It goes on smoothly and blends easily. ...I put this on my eye it felt a little crumbly going on my skin. It pops on my eyes with tiny amount of shern.
What it is: A clean, extruded-powder pigment that glides on smoothly for buildable payoff on eyes, cheeks, and lips. It comes in a peel-off wrapper and a portable, reusable tube.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: Build bolder color with silky, shimmering shades. Designed to be used wet or dry, this formula has a subtle scent made with a blend of essential oils. It comes in a peel-off wrapper and a protective, portable, reusable flip-top tube, so there’s no unnecessary packaging, pan, or palette waste. Since these pigments are handmade, no two are alike.
Size: 0.85 oz / 25 g·ITEM: 2568897
Color: Sweetheart - an olive green with a walnut shift
$38.00
Similar to the Rituelle de Fille duochrome highlighters but this is way easier to manipulate and it stays much better....I love using it as a highlighter and it’s very long lasting and you don’t even feel it
What it is: A high-impact liquid shadow that displays an ethereal shift between two shades that complement each other.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: When applied, its high pigment immediately resonates through a dazzling multidimensional chrome look. This liquid shadow acts as a stand-alone eyeshadow, lip, or cheek pigment. It delivers crease-proof, up to all-day wear and is optimized for a masterful, dual-color explosion.
$90.00
What it is: A palette featuring both eye and cheek essentials in universal, neutral tones—with five ultra- pigmented eyeshadows, a cream blush, and a highlighter.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. It is also cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Featuring a brand-new formula that uses Japanese technology to deliver an extreme glow, this palette is perfect for traveling and creating everyday looks on the go. Designed with luxurious, never-before-seen Natasha Denona exclusive packaging, it comes in two different tones with lighter or darker shades to complement all skin tones. These rich-pressed pigmented shadows and blush leave the skin with an optimal texture and comfortable all-day wear.
Size: 0.18 oz/ 5 g·ITEM: 1118827
Color: Matte Shell / Lace Shimmer - yellow based flesh tone/ iridescent gold
$31.00
Nice basic highlighter...The shimmer option is great on the brow bones for everyday wear, instead of using eye shadow....I don't use eye shadow so this is perfect for me to use the matte side for the corner and lid of my eyes and highlighter for my brows.
What it is:
A double-ended matte and shimmer brow highlighter.
What it does:
This silky Anastasia Highlighting Duo Pencil features a matte highlighter on one end and a shimmer highlighter on the other. Use the matte side during the day to create a soft highlight, and for evening looks, use the shimmer side to give eyes that soft, satiny glow. It’s formulated with vitamin E and features light-diffusing pigments that even skin tone.
$35.00
Very pretty and reflective. Works best as a shadow topper, but can be worn alone. Be careful though, it is a loose glitter, so I suggest spraying your eyeshadow brush with setting spray before dipping in, or you’ll be very very sparkly
What it is:
An ultrafine, sparkling powder for radiant brilliance on the face and body.
What it does:
This multipurpose powder can be used for both the face and body. The buildable, blendable, light-reflective formula delivers 100-pure pure mother-of-pearl shimmer.
$41.00
I do a natural make up look for everyday and these two shadows give just the right amount of shimmer to brighten my eye area. ...beautiful glitter shadow, dewy finish. Not very deep color but the glitter stayed put on my eyes, never on my face.
What it is:
A weightless, micro-glitter eyeshadow infused with light-reflecting pearls to create high-impact, sparkling eyes.
What it does:
This eyeshadow is infused with refined micro-glitter for a sophisticated, sparkling finish, and features multifaceted pearls that capture and reflect light for brilliant, multidimensional eye looks. It comes in a range of light-catching shades that are buildable from a sheer, crystal-like shimmer to an opaque, prismatic glitter finish. Its weightless formula glides across lids and dries down for smooth, comfortable wear.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, and sulfates SLS & SLES. It is also cruelty-free.
Size: 5.315w x 5.7d x 3.7h·ITEM: 2883593
$68.00
There is nothing more satisfying, than finding an eye shadow palette with all of your favorite eye shadow colors. ...First new eye shadow palette in literally YEARS and I am so happy with it!
What it is: A 12-pan palette, inspired by dream destinations, to create effortless beachy looks.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Amazonian Clay: Promotes better, longer, truer wear.
- Mineral Pigments: Soothe and soften skin.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclocarban, and triclosan. These products are also vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Ranging from soft mattes to glowing shimmers
ITEM: 2866671
Color: Twinkle - white with champagne and silver sparkle
$36.00
Perfect as eyeshadow and quick highlighter!...It’s bright and makes my eyes pop. I wanted something lighter than my skin tone and this is it.
What it is: A sparkling cream eyeshadow stick that goes on smoothly and lasts all day—just swipe and go.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This weightless, creamy eyeshadow stick illuminates and visibly awakens eyes with a soft wash of sparkling color that doesn’t crease and stays color true. The creamy formula doesn’t tug your delicate eye area and wears for up to 12 hours.
Size: 0.14 oz/4 mL·ITEM: 2944148
Color: BRULÉ - soft creamy beige
$34.00
What it is: A 24-hour, multiuse, matte liquid color that sculpts eyes and face with buildable, blendable coverage in iconic nude shades.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, and sulfates SLS & SLES.
What Else You Need to Know: This 24-hour liquid formula can be used as both an eyeshadow or face contour. It delivers buildable, blendable color and a natural cloud-matte finish in a comfortable, lightweight formula. Plus, it provides water-, sweat-, humidity- and transfer-resistant wear that won’t settle or crease.
$34.00
What it is:
A highly pigmented pressed powder eye shadow that's easily blendable in a wide variety of textures and finishes.
What Else You Need to Know: Highly pigmented powder. Applies evenly, blends well. Can be used wet or dry. Available in a wide variety of textures and finishes.
Added benefits:
- Dermatologist tested
- Ophthalmologist tested
- Non-acnegenic
- Safe for contact-lens wearers
- Can be used wet or dry
